Israel’s Prayer for His Son’s Success (Gen 43.14)
“…may God Almighty grant you mercy before the man…”
Throughout this study, we have seen a recurring theme. Humans sin, find themselves in a predicament and cry out to God for deliverance. In spite of their disobedience, God answers their prayers and saves them.
Background
We see that pattern in this prayer, too, at the end of the long narrative about Joseph and his brothers. It is a story of jealousy, favoritism, betrayal, false imprisonment, and false accusations. Having read through to the end, we can see that God’s hand was present the whole time. He used weak and selfish humans by turning their weakness to His purposes, and by answering their prayers through His blessings.
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